[Hallicrafters] sx-43 and sx-24 skyryderdefient----Twins----???

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Hello,

Hallicrafters was a manufacturer of many transmitters, as HT-1 in 1937, HT-3
50W marine transceiver, HT-4F = BC-610, HT-6, HT-8, HT-9, HT-11, HT-12,
HT-17, HT-18, HT-20 ...

Regards,

                            Henri-Paul F6FED

----- Original Message -----
From: "Glen Zook" <gzook at yahoo.com>
To: <dbanka at hotmail.com>; <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 4:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] sx-43 and sx-24 skyryderdefient----Twins----???


> Hallicrafters was primarily a manufacturer of
> receivers, with transmitters being "secondary", during
> the period before around 1955 (when the HT-30 was
> introduced).  I don't really think that you can really
> say that a particular transmitter was to be "paired"
> with a particular receiver.
>
> The HT-30 was similar in physical design to the SX-96
> and then the SX-100 receivers.  Before the HT-30, and
> post-World War II, Hallicrafters built the HT-17 and
> HT-18.  The HT-17 was a 10 watt CW input transmitter
> and the HT-18 was really nothing much more than a
> "high powered" VFO running about 3.5 watts output at
> 80 meters and 2.5 watts output at 10 meters.  The
> HT-18 did have NBFM (narrow band frequency modulation)
> capabilities.
>
> The HT-19 transmitter, introduced in 1948, is similar
> in style to the SX-43 and might be considered a
> "companion" transmitter as might be the HT-20,
> introduced in 1953 (I have an HT-20).
>
> For the SX-24, introudced in about 1939, Hallicrafters
> did manufacture the HT-9,introduced in 1940, which
> covered 80, 40, 20, and 10 meters (15 meters was a
> post World War II band).  The HT-9 ran 100 watts input
> on CW and 75 watts input on AM phone and used "plug
> in" coils with crystal control.  The final amplifier,
> according to my "sources", in the HT-9 was the 814.
> This tube is, if I remember correctly, a "beefed up"
> 807 (I was given a couple of these tubes when I was a
> novice in 1959).
>
> After about 1955, Hallicrafters did start producing
> what can be called "matching" transmitters.  However,
> before that date (and even for several years
> thereafter), most amateurs "home brewed" their
> transmitters rather than buying completed ones from
> manufacturers.  But, most amateurs definitely used
> commercially produced receivers.  Thus, the "demand"
> for "matching" transmitters was really not present.
>
> Glen, K9STH
>
>
> --- 9500258 9500258 <dbanka at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Does anyone know wich transmitters hallicrafters
> intended to be used with the sx-24  and the sx-43 i
> halve both and plane to get matching transmiters for
> theme also was there a twin for the s-85 or was it
> intended to be used as a stand alone receaver not
> halving a matching transmitter like the hallicafters
> twin's ?
>
>
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